OFF95: Spell Check Is Unavailable in Microsoft Exchange

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Project for Windows 95, version 4.1

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.

SYMPTOMS

After you install Microsoft Office for Windows 95, the Microsoft Windows 95 Exchange mail client fails to access the 32-bit spelling tool that is installed with Microsoft Office 7.0.

CAUSE

Microsoft Exchange fails to find the spelling files because an entry in the registry is not written when you run Office Setup. This problem occurs when:

• You install Microsoft Windows 95 and choose the English (Australian) regional setting

  -and-

• You install Microsoft Office and choose the A4, Australian English Dictionaries option when you run Setup.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Select the English (United States) regional setting in Control

          Panel, and rerun the Microsoft Office Setup program. When you run
          Setup, click Remove All. When Setup is finished, run the Setup
          program again and reinstall Microsoft Office.

          Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor
          (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the
          registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the
          registry.

          WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious
          problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft
          cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use
          of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own
          risk.

          Add the missing information to the registry. To do this, use the
          following steps:

          1. Check the following entry in the registry:

                HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
                Tools\Spelling\1033\Normal

          2. Verify that the key contains the following two values:

                Dictionary C:\Program Files\Common Files\Proof\Mssp2_en.lex
                Engine C:\Program Files\Common Files\Proof\Mssp232.dll

             NOTE: The paths may differ depending where you installed the
             files.

          3. If the registry key does not contain the values, create two
             new value strings and copy the information in the Dictionary
             and Engine values from British (...\Spelling\2057) or the
             Australian (...\Spelling\3081) keys; for example, copy the
             information from one of the following registry keys:

                HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
                Tools\Spelling\2057\Normal

                -or-

                HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
                Tools\Spelling\3081\Normal

          4. Verify that the folder path in the Dictionary value in Step 2
             points to an existing dictionary (.lex) file. The Dictionary
             value should point to a .lex file that exists in the specified
             folder. Valid .lex files include the English and British
             dictionary, Mssp2_en.lex, or the Australian dictionary,
             Mssp2_ea.lex.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use the spelling tool in the Exchange mail client, it searches for the following entry in the registry:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
   Tools\Spelling\1033\Normal

The Microsoft Exchange client, supplied with Microsoft Windows 95, has no spelling tool. To check spelling in Microsoft Exchange, you must have a 32-bit spelling tool installed. When you install Office 95, Word 7.0, or Microsoft Excel 7.0, a 32-bit spelling tool is installed by default.